Installing Ubuntu on i686 processor
Hey guys, I downloaded both versions of Ubuntu in their official website. And neither of them worked when I install it on a Virtual PC.
I have a 64 bit Gateway T-6836. My processor is Intel Core 2 Duo T5750. I also tried installing Windows XP 64 bit, and it told me to get a 32 bit version. Ubuntu told me to get a i686 version. Where is the i686 version of Ubuntu? Why does Windows XP want a 32 bit version when I have a 64 bit machine? P.S. I'm running Windows Vista 64-bit. |
I'm not up on virtual machines, but whoever helps you will need to know what you are using--eg VMWare, Virtual Box, QEMU, etc. Also, I assume that virtual PCs also come in 32-bit and 64-bit flavors.
32-bit SW will run on a 64-bit machine, but not the inverse. The most common generic 32-bit SW will be labelled "X86" or maybe "i386". Some distros are optimized for i686, but I'm not aware that Ubuntu is one of them. (The Ubuntu site offers "X86".) |
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I'm using Virtual PC 2007 to run my virtual machines. Virtual PC 2007 has a 64 bit installer, but when it comes down to it, it's a 32 bit program. |
It will be a better idea to install the 64-bit *buntu directly or try QEMU.
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As far as I know, no visualisation programs support 64bit (aka x86_64 or amd64/ia64) operating systems. Any time you see i[3-6]86 (i.e. i686) it means its part of the 32bit family and that's what you need for visualisation at the moment.
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